This simple page will allow you to ftp the latest versions of our products for Macintosh. Our thanks go to Mark Cohen and his team for making this ftp site possible.
MacStim
This program presents stimuli (pictures, sound, text or movies) using a text-based script. It can record user events such as reaction times from key or mouse button presses, serial port or NuBus triggering devices (NMBIO-16 only at present). It is quite flexible and there are several versions now available.
The Carbonized version for Mac OS 9.2 and MacOS X (including 10.4 - Tiger) is available from the following link - MacStim 3.
If you have a PowerPC then download the PowerPC MacStim2 version.
Note that if you are running MacOS 8.1 and are told by MacStim that it needs "NavigationLib" to run (and then quits) then you have not got the Navigation extension correctly installed in your extensions folder. You will also need to download this by clicking Navigation Library. Once this is uncompressed, drag it to your closed System folder. It should warn you that extensions need to be put in the Extensions Folder. Click OK. If you are not warned but it just disappears into the system folder, you will need to manually drag it from within the system folder into the Extensions Folder. Then you will be able to run MacStim. Note that MacOS 8.5 has the Navigation Services facilities incorporated into it already so you do not need to install the Navigation Library.
If you have a 68K Mac then download the original version.
A new PowerPC visual interface version is under development.
All versions available here are fully functional but time-limited versions. To unlock them, contact me on ddarby@cogstate.com as described in the on-line help in all versions of MacStim.
I am ALWAYS interested in improving this product or fixing bugs (I hate them!). Please report them.
MacStim costs US$299 at present. Payment or official purchase order must be forwarded before unlocking codes will be distributed.
For PowerPC users (any MacOS, works to 9.2 but flaky in Classic in OS X) - 2.6.9 updated Jan 6, 2003: MacStim2.sit.hqx
For 68K Mac users: MacStim.sea.hqx
VoCal
This is a Macintosh (PowerPC) compatible shareware calculator that will recognize speech and can in turn speak the answers. It has a programmer's calculator & color swatch tool (if you pay the shareware fee of US$15 or purchase MacStim I will send you on request a code to unlock it). You may need to install the SpeechRecognitionLib to use it. Enjoy!
For VoCal download: VoCal.sit.hqx
SchoolStat
This is a Macintosh compatible shareware statistics package originally intended for high school and early college instruction in statistics. It has some really popular features and has actually infiltrated into many institutions around the world. Unfortunately it is not yet compatible with MacOS 8.5 and will definitely crash on this and higher systems. It's lasted well over the years. It will only be updated to run on 8.5 and MacOS X if there is any interest. The version here will work on any Mac using systems up to 8.1. Feedback is always welcome.
For SchoolStat download: SchoolStat.sea.hqx
DeskMates
A personal information manager for all macs which still works on MacOS 8 and 9 (shareware).
Download DeskMates: DeskMates.sea.hqx
Contact information
I am interested in customizing these products if there is time and interest. Just drop me a line at ddarby@cogstate.com.
David Darby PhD FRACP, WhiteAnt Occasional Publishing, 80 Roden St, West Melbourne VIC 3003, Australia. Ph 613-9329-9981, Fx 613-9342-8427, http://www.brainmapping.org/WhiteAnt/